Ynez Johnston: career timeline

American · 1920–2019 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 63 of 84 lots (76% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Ynez Johnston: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1940s	1	1	$4.1kSign up	Mixed media
1950s	11	10	$3.9kSign up	Oil
1960s	21	17	$1.2kSign up	Mixed media
1970s	6	6	$2.4kSign up	Mixed media
1980s	10	10	$876Sign up	Mixed media
1990s	5	5	$2.3kSign up	Mixed media
2000s	6	6	$3.5kSign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1940s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $4.1kSign up
Average: $4.1kSign up
Typical size: 23 × 15 in (58 × 38 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1945 Untitled$4.1kSign up

1950s 11 works

Sold: 10 of 11
Median: $3.9kSign up
Average: $8.2kSign up
Typical size: 24 × 20 in (61 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4), Other (3), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

c. 1950 Untitled$4.6kSign up
c. 1950 Ceramic Tile$1.2kSign up
1950 The Little Zoo$1.7kSign up
1952 Lion In The Forest$10.9kSign up
1954 Untitled$254Sign up
c. 1955 Untitled$32.5kSign up
c. 1955 Untitled$2.4kSign up
1956 Untitled$10.7kSign up
1956 Untitled$15kSign up
1957 Untitled$3.1kSign up
1958 Figures in an Orange LandscapeUnsold

1960s 21 works

Sold: 17 of 21
Median: $1.2kSign up
Average: $4.2kSign up
Typical size: 12.5 × 14 in (32 × 36 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (5), Etching (4), Other (4)
Subjects: Sea & coast (2), Landscapes (1), Sunsets & night (1)

1960 Untitled$792Sign up
c. 1960 Beyond the Gobi$655Sign up
1960 Hill Towns$1.2kSign up
1960 The Ivory Coast, 1960$845Sign up
c. 1960 Untitled$1.9kSign up
c. 1960 Beyond the Gobi$368Sign up
1961 Untitled$4.8kSign up
1961 ColloquyUnsold
1962 Travels of the Rain Spider; Untitled, 1962 (2)$6kSign up
1963 Oceanic Discovery$1.3kSign up · sold 2×
1963 Tribal Coast$191Sign up
1963 Green Voyage$7.7kSign up

Show 9 more (1960s)

1963 The Old Capitol$3.8kSign up
1964 New DelhiResult not published · sold 2×
c. 1964 UntitledResult not published
c. 1965 Untitled$1kSign up
1965 Night Journey$2.1kSign up
1966 Untitled (The Black Pagoda VIII)Result not published
1966 Principalities$500Sign up
1968 Sun Painting$38.2kSign up
1969 Orange Lovers$875Sign up

1970s 6 works

Sold: 6 of 6
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $3.2kSign up
Typical size: 25 × 17.5 in (64 × 45 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (4), Etching (1), Drypoint (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1), Harbours & ports (1), Rivers & marshes (1)

c. 1973 Island III$445Sign up
1973 Writings In Yellow$125Sign up
c. 1975 Untitled; Hidden Things of the Sea (2)$2.3kSign up
c. 1975 Untitled (sculpture)$2.5kSign up
1976 Harbor at Noon$10.2kSign up
1979 City of the Green River$3.8kSign up

1980s 10 works

Sold: 10 of 10
Median: $876Sign up
Average: $2.2kSign up
Typical size: 16 × 12.5 in (41 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (4), Etching (3), Woodcut / linocut (2)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (1), Sunsets & night (1), Sea & coast (1)

1990s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $2.3kSign up
Average: $2.6kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 12 in (38 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (4), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Boats (1)

1993 Xmas 93$500Sign up
c. 1993 Pair of shaped compositions$750Sign up
1997 At the Edge of the Forest$2.3kSign up
1998 The Inhabitants$5.3kSign up
1999 Small Ship$4.4kSign up

2000s 6 works

Sold: 6 of 6
Median: $3.5kSign up
Average: $5.5kSign up
Typical size: 36 × 24 in (91 × 61 cm)
Mediums: Oil (3), Mixed media (2), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (1), Sea & coast (1)

2000 Celebration$1.3kSign up
2001 Discovering Atlantis$11.3kSign up
2003 Night Journey$2.3kSign up
2004 Blue Waves$12kSign up
2005 Untitled$4.8kSign up
2009 Quaero$1.5kSign up · sold 2×

Creation date not recorded

19 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $3kSign up
Average: $3.9kSign up
Typical size: 16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Mixed media (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2005 (American, b. 1920)$2.2kSign up
sold 2006 (American b.1920)$6.6kSign up
sold 2007 Untitled$3kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 8 works

Sold: 6 of 8
Median: $563Sign up
Average: $1kSign up
Typical size: 11 × 14 in (28 × 35 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (3), Etching (3), Watercolor (2)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1), Sunsets & night (1), Abstract (1)

sold 2011 Untitled$313Sign up
sold 2011 Untitled$2.8kSign up
sold 2012 Jungle Village, n.d.$100Sign up
sold 2012 Breakwater, n.d.$63Sign up
sold 2013 Untitled (yellow with green)Unsold
sold 2013 Summer night$813Sign up

Show 2 more (2010s)

sold 2015 - ''Hunting Scene II''-Result not published
sold 2018 Abstract in Blue$2kSign up · sold 2×

Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works

Sold: 7 of 8
Median: $826Sign up
Average: $4.6kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 12 in (46 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Etching (3), Sculpture (2), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (2)

sold 2020 Tower$4.4kSign up
sold 2022 Sea Hunter$585Sign up
sold 2023 Equatorial$516Sign up
sold 2024 Sea Hunter$655Sign up
sold 2024 Druids Visiting$4kSign up
sold 2024 New Cities$21kSign up

Show 2 more (2020s)

sold 2025 Untitled$826Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2025 Rider with FleeceUnsold

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Ynez Johnston auction results →